The Lewiston Arts Council has chosen local poet and retired college English professor E.R. Baxter III to launch its new poetry/music series beginning at 7 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Lewiston Opera Hall, 732 Center St.

Eva Nicklas, the council’s artistic director, said, “I loved his book, ‘Niagara Digressions,’ and look forward to hearing him read some of his poetry from his new book, ‘Niagara Lost and Found: New and Selected Poems,’ in the cozy and intimate setting of the Lewiston Arts Café.”